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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Falkirk
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Falkirk. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,270Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,002 approved or refused records
217Refused applications
4,785 approved · 217 refused · 515 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Council contacts
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- DecidedP/21/0299/FUL
Installation of 3 Rooflights (Retrospective)
41 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1LL
Received 13 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0300/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Tinto Drive Grangemouth FK3 0DY
Received 14 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0301/MSC
Erection of 96 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure and Landscaping Works (Matters Specified under Application P/17/0347/PPP)
Scottish Fire and Rescue Main Road Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0LG
Received 17 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0302/LBC
Internal Alterations and Installation of Rooflights (Retrospective)
41 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1LL
Received 17 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0303/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential)
South Bellsdyke Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8PG
Received 17 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0304/TEL
Erection of 20m Monopole, Wrapround Cabinet and Associated Ancillary Works
Site To The South West Of 2 Caledon Green Beancross Road Grangemouth
Received 17 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0305/MSC
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses (Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions of Planning Permission P/19/0722/PPP)
Land To The North Of Westerwood Moss Road Falkirk FK2 8RY
Received 18 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0306/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding and Wall
24 Haining Place Grangemouth FK3 9DR
Received 18 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0307/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Deck and Boundary Fence
12 Church Street Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8HD
Received 18 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0308/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Wm Morrison Supermarket Brockville Park Hope Street Falkirk FK1 5BU
Received 18 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0309/FUL
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses and Detached Domestic Garages
Land To The South Of 7 Blackbraes Road Falkirk
Received 19 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0310/FUL
Construction of 8 x 2 Bed Flatted Dwellings and 1 x 3 Bed Dwellinghouse
Underwood Court Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk
Received 19 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0311/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Hareburn Mains Falkirk FK1 2JE
Received 19 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0313/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Purposes with Associated Infrastructure
North Bank Farm Bo'ness EH51 9RR
Received 20 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0314/FUL
Installation of 2 No. Electrical Vehicle Charging Points with Associated Plant Enclosures
Earls Gate Service Station Falkirk Road Grangemouth FK3 8XP
Received 20 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0315/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
49 Manor Wynd Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0AP
Received 20 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0317/FUL
Outdoor Seating Area
7 Melville Lane Falkirk FK1 1HY
Received 21 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0318/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Outbuilding
Strathearn 4 Grange Loan Bo'ness EH51 9DX
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0319/FUL
External Alterations to Elevations to Provide New Door and Window Openings, Including the Blocking Up of Existing Openings and the Installation of New Access Ramps
Southfield House Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3BB
Received 26 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0320/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Domestic Garage
Myrehead Farm Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LQ
Received 27 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0321/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Crofthead Street Falkirk FK2 7GG
Received 28 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0322/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
22 Bomains Road Bo'ness EH51 0JR
Received 28 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0323/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground (Retrospective)
Kelimar Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 28 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0324/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
47 Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5EH
Received 30 May 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Falkirk, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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